The experience of mothers' post-NICU discharge in caring for infants dependent on medical technology
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Michelle C. Norton, BSN, RN; Anne M. Krouse, PhD, MBA, RN-BC -- School of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
A qualitative descriptive design was implemented to conduct in-depth interviews with mothers about their experience in the immediate post discharge period from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit when their infant was discharged dependent on medical technology such as oxygen via nasal cannula, feeding tube, tracheostomy or mechanical ventilation.
Leadership Connection 2018: Transformative Nursing Leadership, September 15-18, 2018. Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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| Keywords | Neonatal; Technology-Dependence; Transition |
| Name | Leadership Connection 2018 |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Date | 2018 |
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